Two Greek exhibitions will be presented from 2013-2014 in the USA, with 300 Byzantine artifacts from Greek collections and 564 items from the ancient Greek world. After a decision taken by the Central Archaeological Council (CAC) in Greece, the exhibition titled ‘The Greeks. From Agamemnon to Alexander the Great’ will travel to the following museums [...]
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Two Greek Exhibitions in USA: ‘The Greeks. From Agamemnon to Alexander the Great’ and ‘Byzantium’
Presentation of Greek Artist Mina Papatheodorou-Valyrakis at the National Museum of Women in the Arts
The painting titled “Double Ferrari Formula One”, painted by the Greek artist Mina Papatheodorou-Valyrakis, will be presented and auctioned at the ‘Monte Carlo’ Evening on the 3rd of February. Mina Papatheodorou‐Valyrakis is a prolific and exciting expressionist painter whose work has been shown at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. She is one [...]
Greek Embassy in Washington Honors Student Participants in Greek Language Adequacy Exams
The Greek Embassy in Washington honored the students who successfully participated in the Greek Language Adequacy Exams in May 2011, on the day of celebration of Greek Letters and the Feast Day of the Three Hierarchs. On Sunday, the 22nd of January, Antonis Marmarinos, Counselor for Education of the Embassy of Greece in Washington D.C, [...]
Official NY Presentation of Tango Acropolis 2012
Tango Acropolis 2012 will be officially presented to a US audience in NY on January 28 and 29, at the Greek-owned venue Lafayette Grill on Franklin Street, NY, 10013. Under the auspices of the Greek and Argentine Consulate in New York and the Ministry of Culture of Buenos Aires, the event takes place within the [...]
John Thomas Financial Expands Investment Banking Division
John Thomas Financial, a full service independent broker/dealer and investment-banking firm located in New York City’s Financial District, today announced the appointment of Avi Mirman as Head of Investment Banking. Mr. Mirman will be based at the John Thomas Financial Wall Street headquarters and will oversee all aspects of investment banking while leading the effort [...]
Greek Presbyter Economos of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church of Flushing Passes Away
Pericles Rev. Anastasios Diakovasilis, presbyter economos of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church of Flushing, passed away on Monday evening, January 16. His funeral was held at St. Nicholas Church, and he was interred on January 20 at Flushing Cemetery. Diakovasilis was born in Nisyros, a beautiful Aegean island off the coast of Asia Minor on [...]
Greek Yogurt Reinforces Economic Vitality of New York Agriculture
The New York Times piece — “Greek yogurt craze a boon for New York state” — is one of several recent articles in various publications with a common theme: the demand for Greek-style yogurt is growing, and much of it is being made in upstate New York. In the last six years, sales of Greek [...]
UN Chief Ban Ki-moon May Call Conference on Cyprus
UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has urged the leaders of the two communities in Cyprus to make decisive steps towards a final agreement on the Cyprus problem, noting that at this state of the talks, to maintain the momentum and continue negotiations, even in an intensive manner, is not enough. Speaking after talks at [...]
First Greek-American Library Inaugurated in New York City
The inauguration of the first Greek-American library, established and operated in New York City, was celebrated on Friday, January 20, 2012 at the Pan-Macedonian Studies Center in Whitestone, New York. The inauguration and blessing of the new Greek-American library was officiated by His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America. In 1995, Elias Neofytides founded the Pan-Macedonian [...]
Cyprus Rivals Face Deadline to Keep UN Peace Talks Alive
UN leader Ban Ki-moon will start two days of talks with the rival leaders of divided Cyprus on Monday having warned them that time is running out to seal an accord. Ban has in the past told Demetris Christofias, head of the internationally recognized Greek-Cypriot government, and Turkish-Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu, that he could end [...]
UN Mediator Matthew Nimetz Plans To Separately Visit Athens and Skopje
After two separate successive meetings he had on Monday and Tuesday in New York, with both Greek and FYROM representatives, Matthew Nimetz expressed his readiness to visit the two countries, possibly as soon as February, provided that an agreement is initially made on the dates of his contacts with the two governments. The Personal Envoy [...]
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Celebrates The Greek Letters and Three Hierarchs
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America has organized several events to celebrate the Greek Letters and the Feast Day of the Three Hierarchs, St. Basil the Great, St. Gregory the Theologian and St. John Chrysostom. On Saturday, January 28, at 5:00 p.m. His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America will present the Three Hierarchs Awards of [...]
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02 / 10 US’ Oldest Continuously Published Greek Newspaper Gets a Makeover
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02 / 10 Greek Investor Anastasios Economou to Hold a Talk at IU’s Kelley School of Business
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02 / 10 Archangel Michael GOC Presents 2012 Greek Festival
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02 / 10 US Media Focus on Greek Financial Developments
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02 / 09 Tyne Daly as Maria Callas of “Master Class”
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07 / 23 St. Nicholas of Manhattan in Ruins while Mosque Rises
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08 / 03 George Demos Tells Fox News We Must Rebuild St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church at Ground Zero
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11 / 27 Greek American Pihakis Busted by Feds for $5.8 Million
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12 / 27 Greek Orthodox Community of America Renounced Anti-Semitic Statements by Metropolitan Seraphim of Piraeus
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02 / 09 St. George Community of Lynn, Massachusetts, Refuses to Pay its Contribution to the Archdiocese
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